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The United States has remained cautious to name the ouster of Mohamed Morsi as a coup d'état, while condemning the arrests and shooting of Muslim brotherhood protesters who support the overthrown leader.Jul 12, 2013

Stirring up a gender storm in the Malaysian parliament, a woman MP accused a male officer of making an indecent comment that she failed to qualify as the state executive council member since she did not 'flash her panties'.Jul 11, 2013

A major fire broke out in the building of the Civil Secretariat premises of Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The two-storeyed building was engulfed in flames, destroying many crucial department records.Jul 11, 2013

A new survey showed that India is among the top nations where corruption has increased in the past two years. It also revealed that 85 percent of Indians believe political parties in the country to be corrupt.Jul 11, 2013

In another revelation of National Security Agency's controversial activities, the American intelligence community targeted many Latin American countries as well. The news comes at a time when whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked the NSA's controversial surveillance programs, appeared "likely" to pick a Latin American country for asylum.Jul 11, 2013

Defending the latest incursion in the Chumar sector in Ladakh by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), China said on Wednesday that its troops were patrolling on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and maintained that both the countries should not change the status quo along the LAC till the final settlement on the disputed region is made.Jul 11, 2013

The authorities in Assam have sent out evacuation alert to as many as 11 districts of the state after torrential rains swollen the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes.Jul 10, 2013

Ramadan, the first day of the ninth holy month of the Islamic calendar of the same name, began on Tuesday. During this period, Muslims from across the world observe fast and abstain from eating and drinking water from dawn to dusk.Jul 10, 2013

Chinese troops made another intrusion into Indian territory - Chumar sector in Ladakh - in June and threatened the locals in Hindi, according to Indian intelligence agencies and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).Jul 9, 2013